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Top seed John Isner of the USA holds the Van Alen Cup and poses with his girlfriend, Maddy McKinley, after defeating Lleyton Hewitt of Australia at the final match at the Hall of Fame tennis championships in Newport, R.I. Sunday, July 15, 2012. Isner won 7-6, 6-4. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Isner advances to Olympic quarterfinals, set to face Federer

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John Isner squeezed through a couple of tight sets, including a marathon tie-breaker, to advance to the singles quarterfinals on Wednesday at the All-England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon.

Isner beat Serbia’s Janko Tipsarevic 7-5, 7-6 (14-12) in the round of 16 on Wednesday for his third victory in the Olympic tournament. Tipsarevic survived six match points before double faulting to end the match.

Isner will face No. 1 seed Roger Federer from Switzerland in the quarterfinals on Thursday. Isner has a Davis Cup win against Federer earlier this season.

Georgia also had a busy day at the pool on Wednesday. Incoming freshman Brittany MacLean anchored Canada’s women’s 800-meter freestyle team that finished fourth with a time of 7 minutes, 50.65 seconds. Former Lady Bulldog Aleksandra Putra anchored Poland’s women to 16th place in the 800 free relay with a time of 8:13.76.

Former Georgia volleyball player Elizabeth Reid scored the first point of her Olympic career as Great Britain lost to Italy 27-25, 25-12, 25-12. Reid played 23 points and record a kill for the British.